- (a) A person under a protective custody order may be detained for not more than 20 days after the date on which custody begins pending an order of the court.
- (b) A person under a protective custody order may not be detained in a nonmedical facility used to detain persons charged with or convicted of a crime, unless an extreme emergency exists and in no case for longer than 24 hours.
- (c) The county health authority shall ensure that the detained person receives proper care and medical attention pending removal to a residential care facility.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.